Project description:Background: Breastfed human infants are predominantly colonized by bifidobacteria that thrive on human milk oligosaccharides (HMO). The two most predominant species of bifidobacteria in infant feces are Bifidobacterium breve (B. breve) and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis), both avid HMO-consumer strains. Our laboratory has previously shown that B. infantis, when grown on HMO, increase adhesion to intestinal cells and increase the expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of carbon source—glucose, lactose, or HMO—on the ability of B. breve and B. infantis to adhere to and affect the transcription of intestinal epithelial cells on a genome-wide basis. Results: HMO-grown B. infantis had higher percent binding to Caco-2 cell monolayers compared to B. infantis grown on glucose or lactose. B. breve had low adhesive ability regardless of carbon source. Despite differential binding ability, both HMO-grown strains significantly differentially affected the Caco-2 transcriptome compared to their glucose or lactose grown controls. HMO-grown B. breve and B. infantis both down-regulated genes in Caco-2 cells associated with chemokine activity. Conclusion: The choice of carbon source affects the interaction of bifidobacteria with intestinal epithelial cells. HMO-grown bifidobacteria reduce markers of inflammation, compared to glucose or lactose-grown bifidobacteria. In the future, the design of preventative or therapeutic probiotic supplements may need to include appropriately chosen prebiotics.
Project description:Background: Breastfed human infants are predominantly colonized by bifidobacteria that thrive on human milk oligosaccharides (HMO). The two most predominant species of bifidobacteria in infant feces are Bifidobacterium breve (B. breve) and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis), both avid HMO-consumer strains. Our laboratory has previously shown that B. infantis, when grown on HMO, increase adhesion to intestinal cells and increase the expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of carbon source—glucose, lactose, or HMO—on the ability of B. breve and B. infantis to adhere to and affect the transcription of intestinal epithelial cells on a genome-wide basis. Results: HMO-grown B. infantis had higher percent binding to Caco-2 cell monolayers compared to B. infantis grown on glucose or lactose. B. breve had low adhesive ability regardless of carbon source. Despite differential binding ability, both HMO-grown strains significantly differentially affected the Caco-2 transcriptome compared to their glucose or lactose grown controls. HMO-grown B. breve and B. infantis both down-regulated genes in Caco-2 cells associated with chemokine activity. Conclusion: The choice of carbon source affects the interaction of bifidobacteria with intestinal epithelial cells. HMO-grown bifidobacteria reduce markers of inflammation, compared to glucose or lactose-grown bifidobacteria. In the future, the design of preventative or therapeutic probiotic supplements may need to include appropriately chosen prebiotics.
Project description:The deposited microarray data were generated in a study that integrated the gene expression profiles and metabolic responses of Caco2 cells incubated with Bifidobacterium infantis subsp. infantis and Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica sv. Typhimurium. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction of B. infantis, S. Typhimurium, and host cells (Caco2) in the course of infection to understand the molecular mechanics of probiotic-pathogen-host interactions.
Project description:Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis) colonizes the infant gut microbiome with a 43-kb gene cluster that enables human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) utilization. Although there is relative genomic homogeneity in this regard, previous observations suggest that B. infantis strains may differ in their utilization phenotype. To test this hypothesis, a panel of B. infantis strains were evaluated for their ability to utilize pooled HMOs to yield differential phenotypes including biomass accumulation, HMO consumption glycoprofile, end-product secretion, and global transcriptomes. Two strains (ATCC 15697 and UMA301) efficiently consumed several HMO isomers/anomers that exhibit degrees of polymerization (DP) ³ 4. These same strains partially consumed the smaller DP HMOs including fucosyllactose and lactodifucotetraose isomers/anomers. In contrast, UMA299 efficiently utilized fucosylated small molecular weight HMOs (DP<4), and accumulated greater biomass on purified 2´FL with significantly higher 1,2-propanediol production. This study identifies several strain-dependent features in HMO utilization phenotypes that are consistent with metabolic variation within a bifidobacterial-dominated infant-gut microbiome.
Project description:Intervention 1: Fish oil /intervention. 1200mg (providing omega-3 420 mg EPA and 280 mg DHA) 5 times daily for 8 weeks after starting chemotherapy. Intervention 2: Probiotics/ intervention. 3 gr Granule contains the following probiotic strains: L.acidophilus, L. lactis, L. casei subsp, L. longum, L. bifidum, L. infantis twice a day for 4 weeks after starting chemotherapy. Intervention 3: Sunflower oil /control 1200mg 5 times daily for 8 weeks after starting chemotherapy. Intervention 4: Lactose / control 3 gr Granule contains: Lactose, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Skim Milk Powder, and Sugar twice a day for 4 weeks after starting chemotherapy.;Treatment - Drugs;Treatment - Drugs;Placebo;Placebo;Fish oil /intervention. 1200mg (providing omega-3 420 mg EPA and 280 mg DHA) 5 times daily for 8 weeks after starting chemotherapy;Probiotics/ intervention. 3 gr Granule contains the following probiotic strains: L.acidophilus, L. lactis, L. casei subsp, L. longum, L. bifidum, L. infantis twice a day for 4 weeks after starting chemotherapy;Sunflower oil /control 1200mg 5 times daily for 8 weeks after starting chemotherapy;Lactose / control 3 gr Granule contains: Lactose, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Skim Milk Powder, and Sugar twice a day for 4 weeks after starting chemotherapy
Primary outcome(s): Quality of life. Timepoint: Before starting chemotherapy and supplementationa nd after completion of supplementation and chemotherapy. Method of measurement: EORTC QLQ C-30.
Study Design: Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Prevention.
Project description:Bifidobacterium infantis is associated with the gut microbiota of breast-fed infants. B. infantis promotes intestinal barrier and immune function through several proposed mechanisms, including interactions between their surface polysaccharides, the host, and other gut microorganisms. Dairy foods and ingredients are some of the most conspicuous food-based niches for this species and may provide benefits for their delivery and efficacy in the gut. Milk phospholipid (MPL)-rich ingredients have been increasingly recognized for their versatile benefits to health, including interactions with the gut microbiota and intestinal cells. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the capacity for MPL to promote survival of B. infantis during simulated digestion and to modulate bacterial polysaccharide production. To achieve these aims, B. infantis was incubated with or without 0.5% MPL in de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe (MRS) media at 37 °C under anaerobiosis. Survival across the oral, gastric, and intestinal phases using in vitro digestion was measured using plate count, along with adhesion to goblet-like intestinal cells. MPL increased B. infantis survival at the end of the intestinal phase by at least 7% and decreased adhesion to intestinal cells. The bacterial surface characteristics, which may contribute to these effects, were assessed by ζ-potential, changes in surface proteins using comparative proteomics, and production of bound polysaccharides. MPL decreased the surface charge of the bifidobacteria from –17 to –24 mV and increased a 50 kDa protein (3-fold) that appears to be involved in protection from stress. The production of bound polysaccharides was measured using FTIR, HPLC, and TEM imaging. These techniques all suggest an increase in bound polysaccharide production at least 1.7-fold in the presence of MPL. Our results show that MPL treatment is positively correlated with increased survival during simulated digestion, a stress resistance surface protein, and bound polysaccharide production of B. infantis, suggesting its use as a functional ingredient to enhance probiotic and postbiotic effects.
Project description:Genome-wide transcriptional analysis in intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) can aid in elucidating the impact of single versus multi-stain probiotic combinations on immunological and cellular mechanism of action. In this study we used an in vitro intestinal epithelial cell model to investigate the impact of three probiotic bacteria individually or in combination and a surface-layer protein (SLP) partially purified from one of the bacteria on HT-29 cells’ response to a known pro-inflammatory stimulus, polyinosinic:polycytidylic, poly(I:C). Human expression microarray chips were used to evaluate the effect of Lactobacillus helveticus R0052, Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis R0033 and Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071 individually, in combination and of a surface-layer protein (SLP) partially purified from R0052 on HT-29 cells’ transcriptional profile to poly(I:C)-induced inflammation. Hierarchical heat map clustering, Set Distiller and String analyses revealed that the effects of R0052 and R0071 diverged from that of R0033 and R0052-SLP. It was evident from the global analyses with respect to the immune, cellular and homeostasis related pathways that the co-challenge with probiotic combination (PC) vastly differed in its effect from the single strains and R0052-SLP treatments. The multi-strain PC resulted in a greater reduction of modulated genes, found through functional connections between immune and cellular pathways. Cytokine and chemokine analyses based on specific outcomes from the TNF-α and NF-κB signaling pathways revealed single, multi-strain and R0052-SLP specific attenuation of the majority of proteins measured (TNF-α, IL-8, CXCL1, CXCL2 and CXCL10), indicating potentially different mechanisms. These findings indicate a synergistic effect of the bacterial combinations relative to the single strain and R0052-SLP treatments in resolving toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3)-induced inflammation in IEC and maintaining cellular homeostasis, reinforcing the rationale for using multi-strain formulations as a probiotic.
Project description:Dr. Lebrilla's lab is working on another set of transcriptomics experiments which will measure whether HMO (human milk oligosacharides) elicit a differential response on Caco2 in the presence of B.infantis. They wish to supplement the data obtained with the Illumina platform with glycan-related expression data obtained with the Gene-chips to achieve a more complete understanding on how Caco2 cells respond to the presence of HMOs and B.infantis. The transcriptomics data is being complemented by qPCR based bacterial-epithelial cells binding assays, and glycan arrays assays for which they have initiated a collaboration with the CFG Core H (David Smith). The influence, signaling and adhesion between Bifidobacterium infantis, a probiotic microorganism abundant in infant feces, and Caco2 epithelial cells. Our hypothesis is that HMOs act as signaling molecules for both Caco2 cells and B. infantis to indicate the presence in the gut, of a nutrient niche adapted for the nourishment and recruitment of HMO-consuming probiotic microorganism. HMOs therefore could play a role in the expression and binding to GBPs both on epithelial cells and in probiotic gut microorganisms. Preliminary transcriptomics data analysis obtained by using the Illumina Human Ref-8 Expression Bead Chip, has revealed that co-incubation of Caco2 cells with HMO upregulates genes belonging to chemokines, adhesion molecules, growth factors and glycan degradation, thus indicating that HMOs are actively recognized by these cells. We are working on another set of transcriptomics experiments which will measure whether HMO elicit a differential response on Caco2 in the presence of B.infantis. We wish to supplement the data obtained with the Illumina platform with glycan-related expression data obtained with the Gene-chips to achieve a more complete understanding on how Caco2 cells respond to the presence of HMOs and B.infantis. The transcriptomics data is being complemented by qPCR based bacterial-epithelial cells binding assays, and glycan arrays assays for which we have initiated a collaboration with the CFG Core H (David Smith). We are requesting the analysis of 16 RNA samples from Caco2 cells on the Glyco-gene chips, for testing respectively 4 independent biological replicates for each of the 4 different co-incubation conditions. RNA preparations from Caco2 cells were sent to Microarray Core (E). The RNA was amplified, labeled, and hybridized to GLYCO_v3 microarrays.
Project description:We describe the molecular cross talk established under in vivo conditions between a set of human gut bifidobacterial commensals. Eleven groups of five conventional female 8-wk-old BALB/c mice taking a standard polysaccharide-rich Chow diet were administered a single daily dose of 109 CFU of either B. bifidum PRL2010, B. breve 12L , B. adolescentis 22L , B. longum subsp. infantis ATCC15697, or bifidobacterial couples, i.e., PRL2010-12L, PRL2010-22L, PRL2010-ATCC15696, 12L-22L, 12L-ATCC15697, 22L-ATCC15697, or a combination of all bifidobacterial strains. The transcriptome of bifidobacterial strains under in vivo conditions was analyzed. The transcripts expressed in B. bifidum PRL2010, B. breve 12L, B. adolescentis 22L and B. longum subsp. infantis ATCC15697 were profiled using a custom-made PRL2010-12L-22L-ATCC15697 (multibifido)-array representing 100%, 99%, 96%, 99% of the identified genes of these organisms, respectively.The observed functional changes in the trascriptomes of bifidobacteria might be caused by the possible shifts of the mice cecum microbiota upon colonization with bifidobacteria. Thus, we assessed if the presence of B. bifidum PRL2010, B. breve 12L, B. adolescentis 22L and B. longum subsp. infantis ATCC15697 on mono-, bi- or multi-association in the cecum of mice affects the overall composition of the microbiota of this environment.
Project description:We describe the molecular cross talk established under in vivo conditions between a set of human gut bifidobacterial commensals. Eleven groups of five conventional female 8-wk-old BALB/c mice taking a standard polysaccharide-rich Chow diet were administered a single daily dose of 109 CFU of either B. bifidum PRL2010, B. breve 12L , B. adolescentis 22L , B. longum subsp. infantis ATCC15697, or bifidobacterial couples, i.e., PRL2010-12L, PRL2010-22L, PRL2010-ATCC15696, 12L-22L, 12L-ATCC15697, 22L-ATCC15697, or a combination of all bifidobacterial strains. The transcriptome of bifidobacterial strains under in vivo conditions was analyzed. The transcripts expressed in B. bifidum PRL2010, B. breve 12L, B. adolescentis 22L and B. longum subsp. infantis ATCC15697 were profiled using a custom-made PRL2010-12L-22L-ATCC15697 (multibifido)-array representing 100%, 99%, 96%, 99% of the identified genes of these organisms, respectively.The observed functional changes in the trascriptomes of bifidobacteria might be caused by the possible shifts of the mice cecum microbiota upon colonization with bifidobacteria. Thus, we assessed if the presence of B. bifidum PRL2010, B. breve 12L, B. adolescentis 22L and B. longum subsp. infantis ATCC15697 on mono-, bi- or multi-association in the cecum of mice affects the overall composition of the microbiota of this environment.